I don't think this dear ol' chum will last much longer...I've had it for just shy of 5 (!) years now, and it has travelled with me to several states, a couple different countries, and far too many apartments. I just kind of have a gut feeling that this trusty G4 is on its last legs, and to that end I've been peering into its dustiest, murkiest corners, looking for random shit.
Today, I've been shuffling through the dozens of old Safari bookmarks I've made over the years. Without further ado, the best of the bunch:
"Over the Edge With Pete Doherty": this Rolling Stone profile from March of 2006 came at the height of the "holy shit, Pete Doherty is fucking messed up" era, not long before he was thrown in jail and then The Guardian let him write articles from inside the slammer. Amazing, terrible, harrowing, fascinating. The bookmark dates back to my time living in the UK--we would read Pete's Guardian dispatches and eat Lion bars and laugh and laugh...
Laura Splan: the website of a really interesting artist by the name of, yep, Laura Splan. Her work is really interesting, and spans a lot of different media. Sort of reminds me of Kiki Smith crossed with Tim Hawkinson. Awesome. This link was forwarded to me during my senior year, when I was heavily into themes of anatomy and the body in art (my Sculpture final liberally utilized lamb's hearts).
J.D. Salinger. Uncollected Writings: this one has taken on particular poignance in light of today's sad news. But what better way to celebrate the man's life than to read one of these stories. A fantastic resource.
Selected Civil War Photographs: a great database of Civil War photos, mostly by Mathew Brady, obvs.
New York Songlines: an amazing find from several years back, this site goes through Manhattan block by block, detailing the history of each address. Fascinating for anyone into NY history.
And that's me done.
PS: Computer, please survive until I have money to buy a replacement (though there could be no replacing you, baby, I swear).
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